House Season 1 GoldenGait episode reviews

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1x01: Pilot

Just started watching this show after denying its existence for awhile--I was addicted to too many shows already; I didn't need another one. Then I saw half an episode from the fourth season and got myself totally hooked. So now I'm starting from the beginning and writing reviews as I go...

I love Hugh Laurie! Funny, funny, funny guy, and an amazing actor. I think the first thing I saw him in was Sense and Sensibility. He was also wonderful in the Blackadder series with Rowan Atkinson.

I also love Robert Sean Leonard. Even though he was one of the poorer actors in Much Ado About Nothing. He looks all grown up now! And it looks like he's had acting lessons!

Nice line: "When you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras." I can't tell you how many times I've heard my instructors say that!

Good first episode. I liked the limp, and the explanation for it. I liked the characters and the casting. I liked the music and the look of the show. A little thin, but I know they find these characters eventually, and I'm betting it's sooner rather than later. Also, it's just the pilot. Of course it feels thin. A third of it had to be straight, unadulterated exposition!

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1x02: Paternity


This episode was a Funny-Line-O-Rama. Hysterical! While the actual medical issue wasn't too interesting or entertaining, at least the characters and dialogue were great.

Funny line: "Perseverance does not equal worthiness. Next time you want to get my attention, wear something fun. Low-rider jeans are hot."

Another funny line: "What are you doing back here? Patient?" "No, hooker. Went to my office instead of my home." And the follow-up jab at Dr. Cuddy: "How's your hooker doing?" "How sweet of you to ask. Funny story--she was going to be a hospital administrator, but she hated having to screw people like that."

While Hugh Laurie has a fantastic American accent the majority of the time, he lost it in a couple words here and there during this episode. Between those and the extremely British hat he was wearing at the lacrosse game in the final moments, he looked very English in this episode.

Speaking of House watching the lacrosse game, this doesn't seem like him. I think at this early stage they were still trying to make him somewhat lovable and redeemable, but hadn't figured out a good way to do it yet.

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1x03 Occam's Razor

Love the line: "We've been here long enough to have Stockholm syndrome." (If you don't know what it is, read about it, it's interesting and makes the line extremely funny.)

I want to know the back story on Chase.

I love that House is now paging Dr. Cuddy for every boring patient. Lovely and passive aggressive.

Funny line: "You want to bet on the health of a patient?" "Why not? You think it's bad luck?"

Lisa Edelstein's head looks too big for her body. Hasn't she played a transvestite before? Why do I remember her as a transexual or something?

I'd like to take a moment and express my deep love and admiration for Bryan Singer. Why I love him: House MD, Superman Returns, X-Men, X2, Apt Pupil and The Usual Suspects. Awesome director.

Funny exchange: "Beauty often seduces us on the road to truth." "And triteness often kicks us in the ***."

When they go in for the exploratory emergency surgery, Cameron's hair is in a ponytail, hanging down her back from underneath a short hair cap. In the real world, her hair would be up under a bigger cap.

Whoa! I never knew colchicine had so many massive side effects in high doses. I knew it caused nausea and vomiting in high doses, but not the rest of those crazy things. I have a lot of patients who have taken it. Good thing they all take it for good reason, and follow the dosage instructions!

I love that "One (Is The Loneliest Number)" is the song playing as House finds the correct pill and proves himself right. Good song, and perfect usage of it!

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1x04: Maternity

Cute, considering two episodes ago we had "Paternity".

Funny line: "If you want, I can get you a key to the oncology lounge. We're getting TiVo."

Dr. Cuddy's hair is awful, as is her green suit. I actually never like her clothing. Do they dress this character inappropriately on purpose?

For all you budding infectious disease doctors out there, remember what House said: Vanco covers MRSA and Aztreonam covers VRE, pseudomonas, and H. influenza. But both can cause kidney failure. Class dismissed for the day.

The moment after the first baby's death when Cameron tries to get out telling the parents was very well done. Hugh's look and delivery of his line were pitch-perfect: "Make sure she does her job." Just quiet and cold.

I like that Dr. Cuddy was in on the brainstorming and helped out with suggestions. Makes me like her more.

Poor Cameron. The hints at her back story were good, well done, but I'm hoping they flesh this out more and this is just an initial peek at her past. If they never mention this again, I'm going to be sorely disappointed.

I like that House asked about Cameron in the elevator. This is the kind of humanizing touch that works well for his character, not going and watching patients' lacrosse games.

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1x05: Damned If You Do

Contact Derm Nun is Juliet from Lost! Elizabeth Mitchell. Very nice to see you, Elizabeth! And nice job. I just can't get on board with that awful wig.

I love that House freaked Cameron out with his "Candy canes? Are you mocking me?"

House at Christmas. I didn't even have to watch the episode to know there would be lots of funnies...

House prescribed cigarettes to Santa?

In unrelated news, Dr. Lisa Cuddy still has no neck.

The tea was slightly obvious... When the sister told House she didn't need water because she had tea and the the follow-up offer of said tea by Chase and it was obviously important.

Now I really want to know what the test was that Chase failed to make him leave seminary school.

Man, this episode is predictable. The minute she said she was on every birth control known to man, I figured she had a left-over IUD.

Funny line: "I'm a doctor. My wife's used to being alone." pause "I don't want to talk about it." "Neither do I."

It was so sweet to see House smile while eating Chinese with Wilson. And I love that he plays the piano.

Out of everyone on this show, Foreman is definitely the one I believe would dress up as Santa for the kids in the hospital wards.

What did Cameron get House for Christmas?

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1x06: The Socratic Method

As implausible as the 15 year old son taking that many detailed notes about his schizophrenic mom was, I liked him a lot. It was an interesting pair of patients this week. I also like that House was immediately taken with him. And that actor was amazing, really impressive for a kid so young.

Funny line: "And if it weren't for Newton we'd be bouncing off the ceiling." "Dodging chainsaws no doubt."

So when is House's birthday exactly? Sometime soon after Christmas, but when exactly? And speaking of birthdays, today is one of my friends' 26th! Happy Birthday, old man.

Another funny line: "Oh god, you're upset about something, aren't you? You're going to open up to me now..."

Yet another funny line, or rather, pair of lines: "Good morning, Dr. Cuddy. I love your outfit. It says I'm professional, and yet still a woman. Actually, it kind of screams that second part." "Yeah, and your big cane is really subtle." I agree with you, House. Cuddy needs to dress less provocatively.

House and Cameron have a lot of pretty cute scenes together. Am I sensing a thing?

Aww... Poor House. Very sweet and poignant moment as he plays the piano in the dark, alone, and melts into the Happy Birthday song.

The English actor pretending to be an American, pretending to be British. Very funny. This little bit was probably one of my very favorite moments of the whole episode.

Porphyria... they're crazy about this differential diagnosis. How long until they have a patient who actually has this?

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1x07: Fidelity

I love the Regina Spektor song of the same name. I can play it on the guitar.

Like Dominic Purcell? He plays Ed, the husband in this episode. Wanna see more of him? Check out Prison Break or Blade 3 (watch this anyway--Ryan Reynolds has abs for days).

House reads Portuguese?

I love House's explanation for pulling Cameron's medical records. "You coughed the other day. I was concerned."

The fact that the sweet, caring, dependable, responsible doctor Wilson is the guy with several wives and girlfriends to boot is hysterical, and yet I really like that they wrote that aspect into his character. Makes him more human, and much more three-dimensional and interesting.

I'm impressed with how gentle and sweet House was with Cameron during the centrifuge calibration scene. Aww. They're cute.

I want Cameron's coat from the final scene. So cute.

Oh! The best friend! She had an affair with her husband's best friend! That's cold.

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1x08: Poison

Why does House immediately question every doctor's motives when presented with an interesting new case? He seems to start every episode by asking why he should take on this new case and dismissing it as something simple. Hasn't he learned by now that the cases picked are always challenging, worthwhile, and interesting, and that Foreman, Cameron, and Chase are always looking out for the patient when they bring someone to House?

Why did they switch to a transparent white board? Not that I'm complaining, it looks very cool on camera, but it's very tough to read in real life, and I don't know anyone who actually uses one.

House reminds the patient of Ashton Kutcher? Oh, this is hysterical.

Funny line: "I'm Australian." "You put the queen on your money. You're British."

Oh, there's Cameron's great coat again. Love it.

Wilson's dramatic poetry reading was so funny!

The bus driver is Andy Milder, Dean on Weeds.

Does House ever lose a patient? Will one of his cases ever die before he can figure out the disease and proper treatment?

Nice southern accent, Chase.

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1x09: DNR

Brandy! And Harry Lennix! Hello special guest stars! I love Harry in The Matrix, even though the movie itself bugs me quite a bit. I liked the first one, but 2 and 3 faltered pretty badly off course.

I think the girly, fashion-statement cut of Cameron's white coat compared to her two male counterparts is amusing. I want one like that, actually, even though it's pretty unnecessary and would get me teased like crazy. Looks good on her.

Funny switch-up with Foreman taking point and House having to ride shotgun.

Cora, the personal assistant, is the crazy lady Elaine from the psychic show in Ghostbusters 2. You know, the one who claimed she'd been kidnapped by aliens in a hotel room in Paramus.

House has finally been sued! I was wondering how long it would take for this. Too bad it didn't actually come to anything. Looks like he's not going to learn any lesson this time.

You know, this is the prettiest hospital I've ever seen. I looks fantastic on camera.

Foreman and House's fight over "Marty's" teaching and treating style was well done. I haven't been overly impressed with Omar Epps so far in this series, but he did nicely here.

Mostly unimpressed with this episode.

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